Jamie Hamilton Arlington Traditional School 855 N. Edison Street Arlington, VA 22205 January 2nd, 20 !

To "hom #t $ay %oncern& #t is 'ith great (leasure that # am 'riting this letter o) recommendation )or Tonia *ryan. # ha+e ,no'n Tonia )or almost nine years as an Arlington Traditional School (arent and most recently as our daughter-s nanny. .uring these years # ha+e come to ,no' Tonia as an acti+e (arent +olunteer 'ho is committed to education. As a teacher, # am im(ressed 'ith Tonia-s ,no'ledge and e/(erience 'ith children. # ha+e o0ser+ed her hel(ing in the classroom, around the school, and 'ith her o'n children. She has demonstrated that she understands ho' im(ortant good 0eha+ior is and holds high e/(ectations )or all children in her care. She is (assionate a0out education and has 'or,ed hard to instill a good 'or, ethic in her children. She continually loo,s )or ne' 'ays to educate hersel) and the children in her care1 going a0o+e and 0eyond other (arents # ha+e e/(erienced. Tonia (ossesses the ,no'ledge, s,ills, and sensiti+ity to interact a((ro(riately 'ith students, school sta)), and other (arents. # ha+e 'itnessed her interactions in a school setting and # can say 'ith certainty that she 'ill conduct hersel) in a (ro)essional manor. #t is 0ecause o) these 2ualities that # hired Tonia as a nanny. #n the last t'o years # can descri0e Tonia as dedicated, relia0le, (atient, and (ro)essional. She has sho'n com(assion and caring 'ith my daughter. She has e/(osed her to numerous educational e/(eriences and # am constantly ama3ed 0y 'hat my t'o year old has learned. $y daughter lo+es her and can not 'ait to see her e+eryday. They ha+e )ormed a 0ond that 'ill last a +ery long time. #n closing, # recommend Tonia *ryan 'ithout reser+ation. # 0elie+e she 'ill ma,e a magni)icent addition to any school and # am con)ident she 'ill ma,e an e/traordinary teacher-s assistant. 4lease call me i) # may (ro+ide any additional in)ormation. Sincerely,

Jamie Hamilton 5irst 6rade Teacher 70!872589:7: